Fine original sepia photograph of a costumed social event in the form of a corn-husking bee; signed “Underwood & Underwood” in pencil in margin

by Photograph, Underwood

$300 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

1 vols. 9 x 7-3/4 inches, plus wide margins. A few creases and one tear without loss, all in the margins not affecting the image, else fine. Item #30473 An intriguing photograph of men and women, costumed in what seems to be intended as rural garb, shucking corn under a ceiling of decorative cornstalks. Not everyone seems happy, including a pensive young man in the foreground being pawed by a large dog, but they're all being good sports.

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